Exercise, cancer and Dementia

[Ovingite]

I thought some of you might be interested in some information that my daughter passed on to me (she is a doctor in Hampshire) - copied verbatim:

Just had an interesting talk from the perioperative medicine team....

exercise (not physical activity) has a 30% reduction of cancer rate, progression and recurrence. And 30% reduction in dementia risk. Evidence based data.

Over 65 yr olds recommended 5 x 30 mins of moderate exercise / week (hill walking, leisurely bike ride, swimming, exercise class etc) plus 3 x a week weight training

I suspect this was partly to prod my conscience and get me to do more exercise, but non the less a 30% reduction in disease progression and the risk of dementia is not to be sniffed at.

Now where did I hide those trainers.............................

John

[ccsial]

I believed it. I stay as active as I can

[Kdavie12]

Thank you very much John, I will try hard to exercise more, anything that

can help our quality of life is a gift!

[MPort]

A timely reminder! Oh to have a life coach to remind me of the exercise I should take AND keep me on track!

[Wyebird]

Hurray I can slow down- thank you.

[MarionY]

There are several good, as in seemingly valid, studies comparing no exercise (taking it easy because you have cancer/are old...), moderate intensity continuous exercise (long walks), and high intensity interval training with and without resistance training for those on chemo, for example with beast cancer. Here is one study with quite a few participants:

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/291...

The results in all areas go against the taking it easy and the moderate approach. Previously I was going for 1.5 -2 hour walks with the dog in all kinds of terrain and weather. The walks were great but after reading these studies, I joined a gym and got a personal trainer! For the HIIT, I went back to swimming.

ET, JAK2+, diagnosed at Mayo 7 years ago, elevated platelets for 10-11 years, on hydroxyurea. +family history of MPN in three other family members. As for dementia, my mother had ET but was not compliant with HU. Vascular dementia secondary to small strokes was suggested as possible cause of the dementia. Very scary stuff.

Thanks, John, for the important topic.

Marion

[bordeauxgirl]

Your trainers are in the hall cupboard behind the case of weights. lol